This New York Times article makes interesting observations on trends in the number of applications received by the eight Ivy League institutions, along with possible reasons for increase and decrease.
Most American students, it says, opt for an undergrad course at an institution within 200 miles of home.
Where would you rather study?
Most American students, it says, opt for an undergrad course at an institution within 200 miles of home.
Where would you rather study?
It’s not really a popularity contest, but among the Ivies, is anything not competitive? Applications to the University of Pennsylvania rose by more than 14 percent this year and fell by as much at Dartmouth.
“We are doing some work to understand why,” says Maria Laskaris, Dartmouth dean of admissions and financial aid. For one, there are fewer applicants from the Northeast and Midwest, mirroring declining pools of high school students in the regions. And with most attending college within 200 miles of home, she says, “there are fewer students in our own backyard.” Dartmouth’s reputation has also taken a hit over charges that it has failed to combat sexual violence on campus, spurring the president last month to propose a new sexual assault disciplinary policy.
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